Tag Archives: Emma Mackey

Barbie review — As fun (and subversive) as a corporate toy commercial gets

July 21, 2023 flawintheiris

Directed by Greta Gerwig | Written by Gerwig and Noah Baumbach | 114 min | ▲▲▲▲△ Unless you've been living under a rock, you'll know about this movie. This week, if you searched for Barbie on Google your screen turned pink. The hype has been intense, made more so by the delightful juxtaposition of this… Read More

Emily review — Brontë biopic unpacks gothic myth

March 5, 2023 flawintheiris

Written and Directed by Frances O'Connor | 130 min | ▲▲▲△△ | On Demand A fresh literary biopic has washed up on our cinematic shores, and I confess walking into the screening room I wasn't altogether excited about it. The conceit that something essential about the canon of classic lit can be gleaned by watching… Read More

Death on the Nile (1978, 2022) review — It’s worth booking passage on Branagh’s boat, but Peter Ustinov will always be the best

February 20, 2022 flawintheiris

Death on the Nile (1978) | Directed by John Guillermin | Written by Anthony Shaffer from the novel by Agatha Christie | 140 min | ▲▲▲▲△| Criterion Channel As I mentioned back when I reviewed Ken Branagh's take on Murder On The Orient Express in 2017, it was Guillermin's Death on the Nile that introduced… Read More